October is the month of the Rosary. On Saturday, October 8, at 4:15 pm the Parish will have a Living Rosary at the Grotto in the Meditation Garden. A Living Rosary is a human chain forming the shape of a Rosary. As a prayer in the rosary is recited, the person standing as a bead will light his or her candle. The rosary will be prayed in various languages, but the responses will be in English. Scriptural readings will be proclaimed before each decade is prayed. With the rich diverse culture that the Parish has, the Living Rosary is a way to celebrate its cultural diversity while honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary by way of the Living Rosary. 65 volunteers are needed to fill up the human chain. 5 lectors are likewise needed. Volunteers will have the privilege of having their intentions offered in the Living Rosary. Anyone who wish to volunteer may click this article to sign up.
After many years of inactivity, the parish once again gathered together as a community to celebrate the feast of its Patron Saint, St. Joseph of Cupertino. The Parish is rich in its diversity and parishioners saw the occasion to celebrate its diverse cultures by showcasing various ethnic dishes like Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Sri-Lankan, Irish, French, and American. It was like an international food festival! There was also live entertainment. Fr. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Associate Pastor of the Church of Ascension; and Fr. Jonathan Cuarto, priest in residence at St Joseph of Cupertino Rectory and chaplain of Valley Medical, wowed the parishioners with their singing voices. Both kids and adults enjoyed the one game of "hep, hep, hurray". Parishioners just wanted to catch up with each other after not experiencing the spirit of community in the Parish for many years due to COVID-19. Indeed, the Parish came alive again. Click the article title for pictures!
The Parish has a new Music Director, Yvonne Casillas. She started last Monday, September 12th. Yvonne is not new to the Parish. She used to be a section leader, cantor, soloist and accompanist at St. Joseph of Cupertino Church for four years. She occasionally helped Dan Morris direct the 11:00 am Mass. Yvonne was a choir director in many churches and schools in California such as St. Simon Church in Los Altos, CA; St. Mark Catholic Church in Venice, CA; and St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula, CA. She was a director of the concert choir at St. Augustine Elementary School in Culver City, CA. She is also a private vocal instructor for children and adults. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music in Loyola Marymount University with concentrations in choral conducting and voice. She trained in vocal performance in Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
The Parish will celebrate its Feast Day in honor of its patron saint, St. Joseph of Cupertino, on Sunday, September 18th, at 12 noon in the Parish Hall. Various ethnic dishes will be showcased. Parishioners are encouraged to register in the FlockNote if they are planning to join. This will help determine the number of people who will come and provide enough food for everyone. Register at https://stjosephofcupertino2.flocknote.com/signup/98801
The Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) Silicon Valley will have their free Executive Speaker series on Tuesday, September 6 at 7pm in the Parish Hall. They will also launch BELONG, a whole new way to experience YCP. All Catholic professionals are invited to come to this unforgettable evening. To register please click the YCP banner on the Home Page.
Sofia Kenny, a parishioner of St. Joseph Cupertino, will have her free solo recital on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4pm at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto. RSVP by June 6. Click the title to register.
The Boy Scouts Troop 476 will have a Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast at Fr. Greg Kimm's Community Center on Sunday, May 8, from 8:30 am to noon. Tickets are at $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors and children.
This Sunday, May 8th, is Mother's Day. Before the start of the 9:30 am Mass, representatives of the Parish will offer flowers to the Blessed Mother to honor her as the Mother of all mothers. After the flower offering, a youth will place a crown of flowers over the head of our Lady.
April 24, which is the second Sunday in Easter, is also the Divine Mercy Sunday. The Vatican decreed on May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of St. Faustina, that the Second Sunday of Easter would henceforth be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. In one of the revelations of Jesus Christ to St. Faustina, Jesus gave St. Faustina nine intentions for which to pray the Chaplet beginning on Good Friday and ending on the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday. Click title for more information.
This weekend is Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of Holy Week. The blessing of the palms for the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, April 10 will be outside of the church. The liturgy will begin there and will continue inside the church. The blessing of the palms for all the other weekend Masses will be inside the church. Palms will e distributed by the ushers in all masses..
The Parish has partnered with Queen of Apostles for Reboot! Reboot! is the fun, inspiring and practical experience for all ages (12+) of applying the beauty and genius of the Gospel to every aspect of one's life. God didn’t create people to just get by: He created them to live life to the full. Reboot! offers to take one's life to a new level--practically and spiritually. It offers participants to rediscover God and rediscover the life they were made for. Tickets just $39 per person or $30 for groups of four or more!!
It is nearly impossible to understand the work and the message of Jesus without the prophetic books. In The Prophets: Messengers of God’s Mercy, presenter Thomas Smith examines who the prophets were, their role during their time, and the meaning of their messages for our own time. Discover how God is constantly calling you to a deeper relationship as well as the ways you are called to be the voice of God to others.
Saturday Bingo reopens on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Parish Hall. Doors open at 5pm with 5 Early Bird Games at 6:30 pm. Prizes up to $120. Grand Prize Middle 7s $10,000.00. Click the title for more information.
The Social Justice Group has the parish Lenten project "Give the Gift of Reading" beginning March 1, 2022 and extending through early Holy Week. This project will help the children in an after-school program launched by the Catholic Charity IN 2003 called Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL).
On February 8, 2022, Bishop Cantú issues a letter informing all the faithful in the Diocese that effective March 6, 2022, the First Sunday of Lent, the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Day obligation will conclude for all Catholics within the Diocese of San José. The faithful who are healthy and without significant risk factors or other serious reasons should fulfill these obligations joyfully and conscientiously, continuing to abide by safety protocols.
This year the Solemnity is not a holy day of obligation. Everyone, however, is invited to come to Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church. Mass will be at 10:00 am. in the Church.
A Christmas concert, featuring the choir members of the Parish, will be on Friday, December 24th at 9:00 p.m. Immediately following the concert will be the 10:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass. Both activities will be livestreamed.